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Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions. His first solo album, 1988's Viva Hate entered the UK albums chart at number one. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music, Morrissey has been described by music magazine NME as "one of the most influential artists ever", and The Independent has stated "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime".Pitchfork Media has called him "one of th… more »


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1996
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Say, Billy Budd 
So you think you should? 
Oh, everyone's laughing 
Say, Billy Budd 
So you think that you should? 
Everyone's laughing! 
Since I took up with you 

Things have been bad 
Yeah, but now it's twelve years on 
Now it's twelve years on 
Yes, and I took up with you 

I took my job application 
Into town 
Did you hear? They turned me down 
Yes, and it's all because of us 
Oh, and what was in our eyes 
Oh, what was in our eyes, yeah 

I said, Billy Budd 
I would happily lose 
Both of my legs 
I would lose both of my legs 
Oh, if it meant you could be free 
Oh, if it meant you could be free 

(Don't leave us in the dark!)

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Written by: ALAIN WHYTE, STEVEN MORRISSEY

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